A Challenge That Could Not Be Avoided

No one was particularly willing to sign up.

Three days after the mission was announced, fewer than a hundred people had registered.

Why were so few people signing up?

It was actually easy to understand. They had already reached the final stage of victory, and the situation was becoming very clear. Who would still be willing to risk the annihilation of their soul and total death by taking part in such a dangerous operation?

Moreover, this time their opponents were the ancient Gods of the Magic Net, who possessed extremely rich combat experience, formidable Battle Power, and exceptional cunning. They were very difficult to deal with.

On top of that, the Energy Layer was the ancient gods' home ground. They could move freely there, coordinate seamlessly with one another, and appear and vanish unpredictably, further reducing their odds of victory.

Besides, anyone qualified to sign up as an "Antivirus Guardian" was at the Plane Lord level. Their average lifespan exceeded ten thousand years, and they could practically be called eternal and indestructible. For people at this level, choosing to avoid a mission that might lead to their death was normal. Choosing to face the danger head-on seemed rather foolish.

After all, among those who had lived for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, who was not shrewd? Who did not know how to weigh the pros and cons?

Compared to risking death in a life-and-death struggle against the ancient gods, was it not far wiser to sit back and enjoy the fruits of the final victory?

Of course, in order to attract more applicants, the Protagonist Squad had promised all sorts of enticing rewards, repeatedly raising the stakes, but...

A month later, the number of applicants was still below a thousand.

The Protagonist Squad needed around ten thousand